Funeral services for Mrs. Avery Haynes, who died of a sudden heart attack on Sunday, were held on Wednesday afternoon at the Congregational church with Rev. H. C. Van Valkenburgh in charge. Della Meder Haynes was born in Garfield, Ky. on April 20th, 1895. On August 16, 1910 she was married to Avery Haynes in Cameltown, Ind. To this union were born four children, three of whom preceded their mother in death. The family came to Arlington in 1916, and have resided in this vicinity since then. Her husband and daughter, Rita May, survive her, also her mother, two sisters and four brothers, none of whom were able to be present for the funeral services. The song numbers were sung by a quartette composed of Mrs. A. J. Edgar, Mrs. Dora Ludwig, Richard Cady and Therla Reckmeyer, with Mrs. Harold Weber as accompanist. The pallbearers were C. U. Cook, Raymond Ludwig, James Hall, A. C. Marshall, Lawrence Hall and A. C. Boldt.

#2-24 Aug., 1933 - The Enterprise

17 Aug., 1933 - The Enterprise

Mrs. Avery Haynes, aged 39 years, died of a sudden heart attack at her home near here on Sunday about 10 o’clock in the morning. Mrs. Haynes was preparing lunch for the family, who were planning to attend a picnic at Blair, when she was stricken. Her husband and little daughter, Rita May, found her when they returned from town where Mr. Haynes had taken Rita May to attend Sunday School. It is thought that she had been dead about half an hour when found. Mrs. Haynes had apparently been in her usual health with the exception of a headache which she had the evening before. Besides her husband and daughter, she is survived by her mother, three brothers and two sisters. Mell Springgate of this place is a cousin.

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

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