Mrs. Wm. E. Swihart died at her home in Kennard on Saturday, Feb.28th, on the 60th anniversary of her birth. The funeral was held in the Christian Church at 1 o'clock Monday, Rev. H.E. Motter officiating. Interment was made in the Kennard Cemetery. Sarah E. Allen was born in Edgar County, Ill., Feb. 28, 1843, and came to Washington County with her parents in '56. She was married to Wm. E. Swihart, Feb. 25, 1867, and eight children were born to them, six of whom are now living. Charley, Mrs. Elmer Wilds of this city, Bert, Mrs. Chas. Oleson of Kennard, Mark and Mrs. G.A. Rathman of this city. She united with the Christian Church in Kennard in 1884 and has been a faithful and devoted worker in that organization ever since. The sympathy of many friends is extended to the sorrowing family.

Obituary #2 Swihart, Sarah E (Allen) (Mrs. William E) 2/28/1903

Printed in the March 5, 1903 Republican, Blair, Nebraska

After a long sickness Mrs. Wm. Swihart died in Kennard last Saturday and the funeral was on Monday. She died on her 60th birthday and leaves a husband and six grown sons and daughters to mourn the loss of a loving wife and mother.

Obituary #3 5 Mar., 1903 - The Pilot - Sarah E. (Allen) Swihart

The death of Mrs. Wm. Swihart which occurred last Saturday, while not unexpected, was a shock to the many friends of the family, many of whom had known her since the fifties, she coming here with her parents in ’56 and settling in Calhoun. In 1867 she married Wm. Swihart and as a result of the marriage eight children have been born to them, six of whom, with their father, mourn the loss of a kind and loving mother who though an invalid for the past fifteen years has been a friend to everybody, more especially the sick, often rendering them assistance when her own condition was such that the assistance should have gone the other way. Three weeks before her death she was taken sick with pneumonia and this with other complications proved too much for her, and on the 60th anniversary of her birth the spirit returned to God who gave it. The funeral occurred Monday and the remains were laid to rest in the Kennard cemetery. The many friends of the family join The Pilot in extending sympathy in their deep bereavement.

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

Note: Buried in Kennard Cemetery Blk 3 Lt 32 Sp 1

FindaGrave memorial 26513838