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      Tuesday August 4, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1848 James K. Young Obituary Cash Entry
1850 Martha A. (Sanders) Galland
1851 Charles D. Buss Obituary Timber Culture
1867 Carrie E. (Roeback) Waits Obituary
1889 Zeb H. Jackson Obituary
1891 Antonia (Johnson) Oberg Obituary
1894 Morna G. (Eggleston) Crampton Obituary
1895 Delia (Reeves) (Fast) Mansfield Obituary  ’12
1900 Florence L. (Moore) Eckstein Obituary
1909 Ruth M. (Welch) Harris Obituary
1910 Clifford I. Hopkins
1910 Tressie M. (Peirsol) Mills
1912 Iola (Latimer) Hinton Obituary
1916 Alvin McMichael Obituary
1919 Lawrence O. Schnieber
1924 George F. Foote Obituary  ’43 		  Died this day in history:

1910 Herman J. Juilfs
1915 W. H. Hobbs Obituary
1932 Ida B. O. (Owen) Thompson Obituary Homestead
1940 Henry D. Beisner Obituary
1942 Permeal J. (Simmons) Fenton
1967 John E. Allen
1975 Dwight C. Austin
1979 Bert H. Howat
1982 Albert Kniestadt Obituary
1986 Lloyd R. Messersmith
1990 Dorothy L. (Brown) Rinke Obituary  ’47
2023 Larry B. Wilmeth Obituary
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:

1886 Laura B (Lewis) Downs Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
1893 Lottie H. (Barnes) (Castor) Hazen Obituary Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1891 James F Fenton Obituary Timber Culture Homestead Cash Entry
1894 Mathew Pick Heath Obituary Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
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