RICHARD BARRON RITES WEDNESDAY

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for Richard Barron, of 1661 Washington Street who died at Memorial Community Hospital last Sunday.

Mr. Barron was born April 4, 1896 at Wynot, Nebraska and was 72 years of age at the time of his death.

He is survived by his wife, Grace and by eight children.

The children are Mrs. William Boone, of Omaha; Mrs. Orland Cummings of Blair; James Barron, Denver; Mrs. Lewis Ward, Kennard; Mrs. Maurice Worrall, Omaha; Mrs. Jerome Andersen, Charlo, Montana; Mrs. Harry Mohr, Scribner, Nebr.; and Robert Barron, Bristol, Tenn. There are 27 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the First Christian Church with the Rev. Richard Davison conducting the service. Burial under the direction of the Campbell Mortuary was made in the Blair Cemetery. Pall bearers were Ray Rosenbaum, Clarence Arnold, Lynn Armstrong, Harold Paulsen, Mike Nelson and Menno Larsen.

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