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      Monday August 3, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1847 Willard B. Carman Cash Entry Cash Entry
1849 William T. Downs
1857 Retta (Fitch) (Hayden) Ceder Obituary
1858 William Brock
1862 Thomas J. Dunbar Obituary Cash Entry
1866 Sarah A. (Harrop) Tonne Obituary
1870 Charles Lewis Hurley Obituary
1872 Clarence L. Dunham
1880 Luella (Powell) Airhart
1914 Harry L. Knoedler Obituary
1928 Gene Eldon Johnson Obituary
1929 Della (Lehman) Schnackenberg Obituary  ’47
1931 Donald Myles Goesch Obituary
1931 Robert Andrew, Jr. Zeeh Obituary  ’49
1940 Madie (Nickerson) Widick Obituary  ’58
1945 David Moore Obituary
1970 Chad LaMoine Speck Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1927 Sarah E. (Kelley) Stevens Obituary
1944 Helen E. (Mock) (Smith) Taylor Obituary
1961 Cora E. (Brown) Sheffield Obituary
1965 Claude E. David  ’00
1973 Eleanor (Austin) Craig Obituary
1981 Walter P. Kriemelmeyer Obituary
1982 Quade Bowman
1991 Lois E. (Karr) Coon
1995 John Bringelson
2005 Valeria (Crampton) Messersmith Obituary
2022 RoJean (Johnson) (Crawford) Gutherless Obituary  ’50
News from this week in Farnam history:
8/5
  – Farnam Group On Elephant Hunt (1937)
8/6
  – The Farnam Park (1953)
8/7
  – Farnam Gets A Flying Saucer (1947)
8/8
  – DEDICATION OF BRIDGE AT FARNAM (1940)
  – Keystone Items - 8 August 1885 (1885)

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)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1885 Lillian Northey Obituary Homestead 		 
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
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