Mrs. Mary Pipher Is Dead

Notice was received yesterday by W. P. Cook of the death of Mrs. Cook’s mother, Mrs. D.W. Pipher, which occurred at the family home at Mansfield in the northwest corner of the state on last Wednesday. The family were former residents of this city for a number of years, coming here from Herman, where Mr. Pipher had charge of the Standard Oil Company’s delivery for a number of years.

A half dozen or so years ago they went up into Sioux county, on the line of the B. & M. Ry., and located on a homestead, their son Earl filing on an adjoining claim. Mrs. Pipher’s health had not been good for some years and a couple of years ago she came back to Blair for a change of climate, remaining here for some time, living opposite her daughter’s, Mrs. W.P. Cook, home on west Colfax street. Another son, Wilber lives at Crawford, the two sons and Mrs. Cook constituting the family and children.

The remains will be brought to Blair and the funeral held on Sunday at the home of W. P. Cook.

Pilot 28 Jan 1914

Mrs. W.D. Pipher

Word was received here last Wednesday of the death of Mrs. W.P. Cook’s mother, Mrs. W.D. Pipher, of heart failure, following liver trouble. She hadn’t been well for a long time, but went to bed only Sunday before her death. The body was brought here Saturday afternoon and the funeral held at the W.P. Cook home at 3:30, Rev. J.M. Kokjer officiating. Mary C. Cox* was born in Ross county, Ohio, March 9, 1856, later moving to Coles county, where she met and was married to W.D. Pipher in January, 1875. To them were born four children, the oldest, a son, dying in infancy. Josephine, now Mrs. W.P. Cook, of this city, Wilbur, of Crawford, and Earl, of Mansfield, Neb., with the husband, survive her. Also two sisters, Mrs. Flavius Boyd, of Kansas City, and Mrs. F.E. Cottingham, two brothers, Joel F. and Wm. R. Cox, and her aged father, all of Charleston, Ill. The two sisters and a niece, Mrs. R. Hall, of Chicago, were present at the funeral. The Piphers lived here in Blair for a number of years, going to Sioux county several years ago, where Mr. Pipher and Earl took up a section of land near Mansfield. Mrs. Pipher’s health wasn’t good out there and as they had proved up on their land they had planned to move back here in the spring.

Blair Democrat 29 Jan 1914

BURIED HERE

Mrs. D.W. Pipher, mother of Mrs. W.P. Cook, of Blair, died at her home in Mansfield, Neb., January 21st and was brought here for burial Saturday.

Mrs. Pipher, who was formerly Miss Coy*, was born in Ross county, Ohio, March 9, 1856, and was married to Mr. Pipher in 1875. The deceased leaves behind her a daughter, Mrs. W. P. Cook and two sons Wilber and Earl, both of Crawford, Neb. She has two sisters living, Mrs. J. Boyd, of Kansas City and Mrs. F.E. Cottingham of Charleston, Ill.

The funeral services were held from the home of W.P. Cook at 3:30 o’clock under the direction of Rev Kokjer of the Congregational church.

• Different last names listed in obituaries

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