Agnes Elizabeth Arnold (Crowder)

Mrs. F. C. Arnold died last Friday night at her home in this city, after an illness of about three years duration. The funeral was held at the Christian Church at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, Rev. W. B. F. Robb officiating. Agnes Elizabeth Crowder was born at Springfield, Ill., April 6th, 1847, and was therefore, just two days past 74 years of age. She was married to Frank C. Arnold April 13th, 1865, and to union four children were born, one of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Fannie Norris Griffith, Mrs. Alice Bross and Arthur Arnold all live in this city. They came to Nebraska in 1882. Mrs. Arnold united with the Baptist Church in 1873 but she preferred the Christian Church here and asked to have Mr. Robb conduct the funeral service at the Christian Church. Besides her husband and three children above named, all of whom were present when the end came, she leaves a sister, Mrs. Mary A. Stanley, of Peru, Neb., and a brother, Wm. Crowder, also of Peru. There are eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Her niece, Miss Goldie Kennedy, of Lincoln, was here to attend the funeral service. The large attendance at the funeral and the many beautiful floral offerings showed something of the high esteem in which Mrs. Arnold and family are held in this community.

#2-14 Apr., 1921 - The Tribune - Agnes Elizabeth (Crowder) Arnold

MRS. FRANK C. ARNOLD PASSES AWAY AT BLAIR

The Tribune is called upon to chronicle the death of one of Blair’s old time residents. Mrs. Frank C. Arnold passed away at her home in Blair Friday, April 8, aged 74 years and two days.

Agnes Elizabeth Crowder was born at Springfield, Ill. April 6, 1847, and was married to Frank C. Arnold April 13, 1865. There were four children born to them, one of whom passed away in infancy. The surviving children are Mrs. Fannie Norris Griffith, Mrs. Alice Bross and Arthur Arnold, all of whom live in Blair, and were with her when the end came. Deceased had been a member of the Baptist church since 1873, and had been a resident of this part of Nebraska since 1882. The funeral was held from the Christian church Sunday at 2:30 p.m., Rev. Robb preaching the funeral discourse, and the casket was borne to its last resting place in the Blair cemetery by members selected from the G.A.R. Post.

Find a Grave Memorial #113533841

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