MRS. ELLA PRICE, 75, DIED HERE LATE WEDNESDAY

Member Of Pioneer Family And A Native Of County

Ella Price, who has been a patient at the Blair Hospital for the past four and one half years, died Wednesday afternoon, August 1st. The attributing cause is reported to be heart trouble.

Deceased was born February 20, 1870 at the old home farm east of Blair, the daughter of the late Carl H. Beekmann. Here she grew to womanhood and received her education in the Blair Schools.

She was married to Benjamin F. Price, and to them two daughters were born. Both of these preceded her in death as did the husband.

Being the daughter of pioneer settlers she has a world of knowledge of the early history at her command and was an interesting character.

Of six grandchildren, five are living. One, Benjamin, died at Corridor. Besides these, she leaves a sister, Mrs. George Rohwer, Sr. of Fort Calhoun and two brothers, Fritz Beekmann of Pisgah, Iowa and Charles of Blair.

Funeral services will be held from the Campbell Mortuary on Sunday, and interment will be made in the Blair Cemetery.

#2 Printed in the Tuesday, August 7, 1945 Pilot-Tribune

ELLA PRICE RITES SUNDAY

SERVICES FOR LIFE-TIME RESIDENT HELD IN BLAIR SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Services for Ella Beekman Price were held Sunday at 4;00 p.m. from the Campbell Mortuary in Blair with the Rev. Watson F. Lewis officiating. Interment was made at the Blair Cemetery.

Ella Beekman Price was born on February 20, 1870 and passed away after an illness of four and one-half years, at the Blair Hospital, August 1, 1945, being the last member of the Price family.

She graduated with the Blair High School Class of 1888 and was married to Benjamin F. Price on April 7, 1893. She lived on the old Beekman home farm and the Price farm her entire life.

Her husband preceded her in death in 1916. Also two daughters, Pauline and Ruth; and her oldest son died at Corregidor.

Washington County survivors are a brother, C.J. Beekman of Blair, and a sister, Mrs. George Rohwer of Fort Calhoun.

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

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