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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1961
Page
3
A flurry of visits marked the week as Greens Chapel residents hosted relatives from Walton Lincoln York and Columbus. Guests attended the State Fair while others celebrated birthdays and anniversaries at various homes.
Milton Jacob Arner of Shelby Nebraska died August 25 1961 at the Masonic Home Plattsmouth Nebraska aged 90 years 1 month 22 days born July 3 1871 in Plymouth Pensylvania he came with his parents to Nebraska lived in Ainsworth Missouri and Sheloy He married Clara Dotson December 21 1898 they observed their 59th anniversary in 1957 A son died in infancy and a later adopted son Harold also predeceased him He leaves one sister Ada Simpson of Pueblo Colorado and seven nieces and nephews He was a long time member of the Shelby Evangelical United Brethren Church and a Mason receiving a 50 year pin He served as Sunday school superintendent trustee and choir member and worked as a harness maker and later a shoe repairer and canvas worker.
Funeral services for Mr. Arner were held August 28 1961 at the Shelby E U B Church with Rev. Martin Braun. He and John Mercer crafted the church pulpit from Missouri cherry lumber a feature still used in the church parlors. Beatrice Brazee led music with Janet Wills and Lena Braun. pallbearers included Homer Brigham Ernest Lees Don Linton Willis McMeechin Willis Wills and Wayne Kinnan. burial followed in Shelby Cemetery.
Mrs H C Krumbach of McPherson Kansas spent the weekend as a guest of Mrs Maria Fulwider in a social visit noted in local society columns.
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