After much patient suffering John Boston died peacefully at 11 o'clock last Friday morning at the farm west of town where he was born and where he had lived all his life. The funeral was held at the Christian church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. Frank Warren, of Ashland, Nebr., officiating. The church was crowded to the limit of its capacity and many were unable to gain entrance. Members of Blair Oak Camp, W.O.W. and the Woodman Circle attended in a body. Mr. Boston was born April 9th, 1880, and was therefore just past 36 years of age. He was married to Miss Myrtle Sheets July 6th, 1904, and besides her he leaves four children, Roland, aged 11, Irene, aged 9, John, aged 4 and Joseph, aged 4 months. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Michael Thompson, of Blair, and Mrs. Peter Reifers, of O'Neil, Neb., and three brothers, Malcolm F., of Blair, Joseph, of Kansas City, and Albert, of Grand Junction, Ia. Mr. Boston became a member of the Christian church in June 1912, and has been a faithful attendant and earnest Christian worker since that time. The unusually large crowd at the funeral show something of the high esteem in which he was held.

#2-published in Tribune on 7 June 1916

JOHN BOSTON GONE

John Boston, whose illness was mentioned in a recent issue of the Tribune, died at his home on last Friday morning at 11 o'clock after a spell of painful suffering from epilepsy.

At his death, deceased was thirty-six years of age, having been born and lived his entire life on the farm on which he died.

He was married to Miss Myrtle Sheets, twelve years ago this coming month, and to the union four children were born, the eldest a boy twelve years of age and the youngest a babe of five months.

The funeral services were held Sunday at 2 o'clock at the Christian church, in this city of which church he had long been a faithful member. Rev. Warren, former pastor of the Christian church at this place, delivered the funeral sermon to a large audience of sympathizing friends who followed the body to its last resting place in the Blair cemetery.

John Boston was known to the people of Blair and surrounding country as an honest, unpretentious, hard-working farmer, a man who was thoughtful of the needs of his family and who attended closely to his own affairs. He was a good citizen and had the respect of his neighbors and acquaintances. Financially he leaves his wife and family only in moderate circumstances, being the owner of forty acres of land purchased in the spring 1915 which was somewhat encumbered, but fortunately he carried a life insurance policy of $1000.000 in the Woodman of the World which will go far towards paying this debt.

Besides his immediate family he leaves to mourn him three brothers; Al, of Grand Junction, Iowa; Malcolm, of Blair; Joe, of Kansas City, Missouri, and two sisters; Mrs. Pete Rifers, of O'Neill, Nebraska and Mrs. Mike Thompson of Blair.

#3 Printed in the June 8, 1916 Blair Democrat

DEATH CLAIMS JOHN BOSTON ON FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 2

Another well known Washington county resident died on Friday, June 2nd. John Boston, who had a host of friends in this city, passed away after a lingering illness at his farm a short distance from Blair. About two weeks ago Mr. Boston was stricken with paralysis and his death, while not unexpected, was felt deeply and sadly by his large circle of friends.

John Boston was born on this family homestead thirty-six years ago and resided on the place until stricken with the hand of death. He attended the Washington county schools and was an active participant in baseball games and the hose races of the Blair Fire Department several years ago.

On July 6, 1904, Mr. Boston and Miss Myrtle Sheets were united in marriage and four children blessed the union: Roland, 11; Irene, 9; John, 4, and Joseph, four months. Two sisters and four brothers also survive the deceased: Mrs. Michael Thompson of Blair, Mrs. Peter Reifers of O'Neill, Joseph of Kansas City, Albert of Grand Junction, Iowa and Malcolm of Blair.

The funeral was held from the Christian church at 2pm Sunday, Rev. Frank Warren officiating, and the burial was in the Blair cemetery. Mr. Boston was a member of Blair Oak Camp Woodmen of the World.

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