Word received in Blair Wednesday evening of the death of Earl Pipher at his home near Ardmore, S. D., which occured at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Earl was a former Blair boy, and is a brother-in-law of W. P. Cook of Ft. Calhoun. The remains will be shipped to Blair for burial and the funeral held at the Baptist Church at 11:30 a.m. Friday.

#2-Published in the Tribune August 22, 1918

Earl Pipher Dies in West-Funeral Held Friday

The funeral of Earl Pipher, a former Blair boy, was held last Friday afternoon. The body was brought from Ardmore S. D., in charge of a funeral party of relatives. They were met at the station here by a considerable company of Blair friends, and the service was held in the Baptist Church. In the absence of the pastor, Rev. John B. Williams preached the sermon. Interment was in Blair Cemetery.

Earl Pipher was born in Peoria, Ill., January 21, 1883, and died Wednesday, August 14, 1918, at the age of thirty-five and a half years. Educated in Blair, he grew up here to be respected as a young man of upright and commendable character. Ten years ago, he removed to the west, there to engage with his father in ranching, and worked also in a store in the fore part of a time. It was during those early years that he sustained an injury to his thigh which brought on serious consequences extending over a number of years, impairing his health and causing long suffering. This finally ended in his death.

Four years ago his mother died. In his last sickness, however, the sufferer received tender care from his step-mothers for whom he had deep appreciation. His father survives to mourn the loss of a son who was well beloved. A brother and a sister also grieve for him: Mr. Wilbur Pipher of Crawford, Nebr., and Mrs. W. P. Cook of Ft. Calhoun, Nebr.

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