#1-Published in Pilot-Tribune, November 11, 1943

ED LEWELLEN DEAD AT 69

E. T. LEWELLEN, RESIDENT HERE SINCE 1898, BURIED YESTERDAY

Ed Lewellen, 69, resident of Blair for the past 45 years, died Sunday evening as the result of heart failure. Funeral services were conducted at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Campbell’s Mortuary, the Rev. D. D. Kennedy of the Blair Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in Blair Cemetery.

Although Mr. Lewellen had suffered from a heart ailment for several years, he had enjoyed apparently good health lately, and his death came as an unexpected shock to his family and friends.

Born at Conway, Ia., April 15, 1874, Mr. Lewellen was a barber by profession. On November 2, 1897, he was married to Hattie Calvird of Missouri, and in 1898 the couple moved to Blair.

Over a long term of years, Mr. Lewellen was employed as a barber in the McComb Barber Shop. Following a vacation for his health’s sake, Mr. Lewellen opened his own barber shop in the O’Hanlon building, continuing its operation until his death.

Mr. Lewell is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. Edgar Stricklett (Sue Belle) of Kansas City; and Mrs. Grant Gantz (Georgia) of California. A son, Calvird, died in 1930 at the age of 30.

#2-11 Nov., 1943 - The Enterprise Ed Lewellen Barber 46 Years, Dies Suddenly-Had Suffered Heart Attacks For a Number of Years

Edwin T. Lewellen, well known in Blair, died suddenly Sunday evening of a heart attack. He had suffered from a heart ailment for years, but for the past year had apparently been much improved.

He was born April 15, 1874 in Conway, Iowa and was one of a family of five. He grew to maturity in Iowa, and learned his trade as a barber in that state. On November 2, 1897, he was married to Harriet Calvird, the ceremony being performed at Osceola, Missouri.

The following year after his marriage they moved to Blair, and this has been their home since that time, except for a short time when they lived in Red Oak, Iowa. Beside the bereaved widow two daughters, Mrs. Georgia Gantz, of Los Angeles, Calfornia and Mrs. Edgar Stricklett, of Kansas City, Missouri, survive. One son, Calvird, died in 1931 from injuries received in the first World War.

His daughters had both spent some time visiting at the home of their parents leaving for their homes on Wednesday before his death. Mis. Gantz had arrived at her home in Los Angeles, on Saturday night just before the sad news came, and was unable to return for the funeral. Besides his immediate family he leaves a brother and three sisters to mourn with the family in their great loss.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Campbell Mortuary with Rev. D. D. Kennedy, pastor of the local Baptist Church officiating, and interment was made in the Blair Cemetery.

Deceased was well-known and highly respected in the community. He had made Blair his home for forty-five years, and in all that time he had made no enemies but many warm friends and that he will be missed goes without saying.

Find a Grave Memorial # 116971494

~~~Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clipping on file at the Blair Public Library.~~~