Mrs. McManigal Buried Wed

Mrs. Milicent Compton McManigal passed away last Saturday in Sioux City after several years of failing health. The immediate cause being a stroke. She was at her death past 80 years of age and came of pioneer parentage.

After her marriage to Jesse McManigal they resided in Blair for several years but left here about forty years ago. Both were natives of Blair. Four children survive her, Darrell and Hugh and Mrs. Nina Norvacek of Homer, Nebraska and Mrs. Helen Nelson, of Omaha. Besides these of the immediate family she leaves three sisters and two brothers, Mary McManigal and Mrs. Ben Peck of Blair and Mrs. L. H. Lund of Casper, Wyoming and John Compton of Blair and Carl of Weeping Water, Nebraska.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Campbell Mortuary and interment was made in the Blair cemetery.

Note: Blair Cemetery listing has birth date at 9 Sept 1871; death date 20 Oct 1951; buried Blk 73 Lot 6 Gr 5; name spelled Millicent.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~