EVERETT CASHMAN DIES AT KENNARD

Everett E. Cashman, a resident of Kennard since 1883, died at midnight Sunday following an illness of 10 days. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist church in Kennard, with burial in the Kennard cemetery.

Mr. Cashman was born December 6, 1872 in Kentucky, and came to Nebraska with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cashman, in 1883. He was a musician and singer of talent, and had been a member of the Kennard band since 1890.

Mr. Cashman was a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Odd Fellows lodge, the Modern Woodmen of America and of the National Letter Carriers association. He had served as a rural mail carrier for 24 years. He was clerk of the M.W.A. lodge here for several terms.

Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Lydia Cashman of Kennard, two sisters, Mrs. Paul Barry of Blair and Mrs. B. R. Johnes of Hastings.

#2 August 25, 1932 - The Pilot-Tribune

Everett Cashman Dies at Kennard

Had Been Rural Mail Carrier for Nearly 25 Years

Kennard residents were shocked Monday morning to learn of the death at 12:30 a. m. that day of Everett E. Cashman, 59, at his home after a ten day illness. Inflammatory rheumatism was the cause of his death.

Mr. Cashman was born December 6, 1872, in Kentucky, where he lived until March, 1883, when with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Cashman, he came to Washington county, Nebraska, to live. In the fall of '83, the Cashmans moved to Kennard, where they have since lived. Mr. Cashman attended the Kennard schools and was a member of the town's first band. Musically inclined, Mr. Cashman was active in local music circles and had an excellent singing voice.

Since the death of his father in May, 1908, Mr. Cashman had been a rural mail carrier out of the Kennard office. He last carried the mail on his route Thursday, August 11, the day before he became seriously ill. Patrons on his route will greatly miss the cheerful, dependable and accommodating carrier and the untold conveniences he was always anxious to offer.

Mr. Cashman lived with his aged mother, Mrs. Lydia Cashman, who is a semi-invalid, and his kindness to her had become a tradition in Kennard.

He was a member of the John S. Bowen chapter of the Masonic Lodge, and a member also of the I.O.O.F. and Modern Woodmen Lodges, having served as clerk of the latter lodge for many years.

Surviving Mr. Cashman are his mother, two sisters, Mrs. Paul Barry of Blair and Mrs. B. R. Jones of Hastings; four nephews and three nieces. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Kennard at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon.

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

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