HERMAN BABY IS DEATH VICTIM

Arthur Charles West, one month old baby son of Mr. and Mrs. James West of Herman, died Thursday morning at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee of Tekamah. Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Jennings West home in Herman with Rev. A. W. Clarke in charge. Burial was made in the Herman cemetery.

Survivors include the parents, the grandparents, a sister, Shirley Beth and a brother, Jennings Lee.

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

Note: Unable to locate burial records in the Herman Cemetery. I did find a record of his parents name in his brothers marriage record:

Name: Jennings Lee West
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 Jan 1964
Event Place: Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska, United States
Event Place (Original): Tekamah
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Spouse's Name: Rayma Kates Wolfe
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18

Name: James Uriah West
Sex: Male
Wife: Gertrude E Lee
Son: Jennings Lee West

Citing this Record
"Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZG-MRFG : 28 November 2018), Wilma May Kates in entry for Jennings Lee West and Rayma Kates Wolfe, 05 Jan 1964; citing Marriage, Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 2,021,153.