3 Obituaries:

1) from Feb. 6, 1914 Enterprise, Blair, Nebraska

2) from Feb. 11, 1914 Tribune, Blair, Nebraska

3) from Feb. 4, 1914 Pilot, Blair, Nebraska

Death of Mrs. Short (Obituary from Feb.6, Enterprise, Blair, Nebraska)

Mrs. Syrelda N. Short of this city died at her home over in Dexterville, on Monday of this week after an illness of several weeks. She was aged 76 years, 8 months and 3 days.

Mrs. Short was born in Indiana but came with her family to Nebraska a number of years ago and had been a resident of Blair for many years.

Her husband, one daughter, Mrs. George Pickel, of Blair, two sons, one of whom is living in South Dakota, the other in Blair survive her.

Funeral was held in the home Wednesday and the body laid to rest in the Blair cemetery.

Mrs. Jacob Short (Obituary from Feb. 11, 1914 Tribune, Blair, Nebraska)

Mrs. Jacob Short died at her home in Dexterville, on Monday, February 2, 1914, of dropsy, after an illness of about a year. Syrilda Neal was born in Salem, Indiana, May 30, 1836. She was married to Jacob Short at Salem on January 18, 1866, and they moved to Nebraska in December, 1878. She is survived by her husband and three children. They are Mrs. Geo. Pickel and R.W. Short of Blair, and A.A. Short of Witten, So. Dakota. She united with the Baptist church when she was eighteen years old, and was a staunch follower of the faith to the time of her death. The funeral was from the home at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. Geo. Smith, of Malvern, Iowa.

(Obituary from Feb. 4, 1914 Pilot, Blair, Nebraska)

Mrs. Jacob Short died of dropsy at her home, just north of the Danish church, at 8:50 Monday morning, following an illness of about a year. The funeral was held at the house at 2 o’clock today, Rev. Geo. Smith, of Malvern, Ia., officiating. She was born in Salem, Ind., May 30th, 1836, and was therefore almost 78 years of age. She was married to Mr. Short at Salem Jan. 18th, 1866, coming to this county shortly thereafter. They have lived on the same place for almost 35 years. Besides the husband she leaves three children, Mrs. G.W. Pickell and R.W., of this city, and A.A. of Witten, S.D. She became a member of the Baptist church when but 18 years of age, and lived a faithful and devoted life almost 60 years. We can’t keep from wondering what this old world would be without the untiring faith and devotion of womanhood. Here was certainly a good example of it.

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

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